xenia sp

just a silly thread i'm starting to track the growth of a pink birdsnest frag that i fragged of about two weeks ago. forgot to take a good initial shot though. it seems to be taking off nicely. note: 2 x 18W PC lights ( one dual daylight/10K one dual blue/actinic) note 2: actual color is...

Had these for about six weeks. They're finally starting to reproduce (from one polyp) and have five tiny young ones. They're about 13" under 130 watt pcs. Should I move them higher for faster growth or leave them alone? I have a nice spot about 8" under the lights.

I have a sise 8 bio cube and want to put my frist coarl in it.The tank is fully cycled,and holds 5 gallonds.It has the regular lights (2 18w pc 10,000k+03 antic)and no changes.The current stock is 1 pepermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) 1 turbo snail 1 nertil snail 1 blue leg hermit(clibanarius...

Hi all, I've been in the hobby now for about a year... I have had 2 14g BioCubes and I kept a 1.5g Picotope tank for a little while also. As you might imagine I am fast out-growing my current 14g BioCube so I am now ready to upgrade to something a bit bigger. I have chosen the 40g Breeder...

is it possible to contract Red Tide Poisoning from cyano bacteria dinoflagellate free floting in my tank.. ? im still having Respitory problems (feels hard to take in a deep breath, happening often..like ive been running)

12 Gallon Nc DX Setup September of 06 stock pump removed Bioballs removed Sponges removed Chamber 1: Filter fiber Purigen Chemi-pure Chamber 2: Modded refugium on opposite lighting schedule LR rubble Chaeto Chamber 3: heater Maxijet 900 Hydor Flo wave maker Lighting: Stock 12 dx CF...

I discovered frags.org and bought some corals from there... Very first shipment was some xenia (initial shipping cost was $35 but then AFTER they had shipped it they charged me another $18 saying they didn't realize how much it would cost to ship)... Got the xenia and the bag was popped open...

ok here it goes again :beer: im going to keep the intro short and have alot of pics through out the thread. The tank is a 35 gallon hex thats 20" wide and 24" tall. Its going to be a soft/LPS/clams tank. As far as fish go i have no IDEA yet.( but thinking clowns ) for lights i am using A clip...

Well, I've got a very unhappy xenia, I've had it 6 months or so, and it has been doing quite well, having split twice, and growing well. around the middle of Dec. I took a piece that had detached from the main plant and moved it to my frag tank 'fuge. There it has happily started to grow. Dec...

OK, I'm guilty of it yet again, a impulse buy from the LFS. I was hoping to get either a skunk cleaner shrimp or a scarlet cleaner shrimp, but the store was sold out. But they had many true peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemani) and on ale to boot at $4.00 each. I've had one before and don't...

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I just noticed a rather large hole in the stalk of my yellow leather. It has been droopy and shedding for several days now. I pickked up the rocked that is on and flakes of tissue came off of it. Should I call it a gonner and remove it form the tank? I have never fragged anything before and...

I came up with the following list last night while looking through "a pocketexpert guide - Marine Invertebrates". The following corals require "moderate" light and not a lot of supplemental feeding; I'm looking for easy maintenance @ this point. I don't want to deal with chemical warfare...

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G'day there, as I have previosly posted I am in the planning of a 10 footer, 10 x 2.5 or 3 x 2.5. AquaC EV-2000 Spray Injection Protein Skimmer 5 10k 250w or 400w undecided on this its based on the coral needs. plus the moontracker system 10 lights http://www.thelebos.com/ have not started...

Ok, my xenia is getting huge. So big that new ones are growing sideways. I know that people trim these things all the time. Here's my question: Since all these corals are living creatures, do they feel pain? There is no way that I'm going to be able to cut one of these if I think it may be...

1st: an odd feather duster that is normal at the base, but the tips are curled-up and a yellowish color, never seen one look like that 2nd: the small xenia rock i bought from petland that appeared to stay still, turned out to be pulsing xenia when i added it to my tank 3rd: the zoa rock i...

Cyanos are responsible for giving the stonies thier asthetically pleasing appearance. In low nutrient environments they have a metabolic advantage over zoox, ergo they are the most visible. Why then do alcyonaceans and other hexacorallians maintain their vividly bright colorations in even the...

Hi, Let me introduce myself. My name is Dean and I live in Pine Island MN. I have been reef keeping for some ten years now. I divorced about two years ago and sold off my coral reef. I am now starting to get back into it. Here is a little information about my tank as it is now...

Hi, In the past I have tried to keep xenia in my tank. Unfortunately, I cannot get them to thrive in my tank. All levels are good and the only thing I can think of is lighting. I currently have a 260W PC fixture, but I plan to get a fixture w/ 2 400w HQIs running 10000K bulbs, 2 65w...